Backhand index pointing up: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A hand with a medium-dark skin tone, holding the index finger vertically to point upward. The back of the hand faces the viewer, highlighting the gesture used to direct attention toward something specific.
Usage Context
This emoji is a go-to for highlighting a point made in a previous message, directing a reader to an image above, or asserting a 'number one' or 'wait a minute' sentiment. It is frequently used alongside the eyes emoji 👀 to draw immediate focus to an important announcement or a link.
History
Hand gestures have been a staple of digital communication since the earliest days of internet message boards. This specific variation was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to introduce skin tone modifiers, allowing users to select a version that better aligns with their own identity, following the release of the diverse Emoji Diversity standard.
Details
Glyph
👆🏾
Unicode
U+1F446 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f446_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-single-finger
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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